July 3, 2006
In a step to overhaul the current state of insurance regulation, Reps. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla., and Dennis Moore, D-Kan., have introduced legislation that would mandate states to establish a uniform system of regulation for the surplus lines industry. The new …
July 3, 2006
No country has as many lawyers as the United States – more than 152,000 in California alone – three times as many as in all of France. Nor does any other country rely as heavily on the legal profession to …
July 3, 2006
Outdoor Sports Nuts & Bolts: Markel’s Outdoors is a niche program for guide and outfitting professionals, private sporting clubs and hunting/fishing lodges. Marketed through select retail insurance agents. Dollars: Limits $300 to $1 million. Minimum premiums based on $1 million …
July 3, 2006
Equipment Policies Nuts & Bolts: Britt Paulk Insurance Agency Inc. is offering an equipment policy program that includes agriculture, forestry, construction and lawn and garden. The coverage is first party physical damage for contractors’ equipment. Classes include contractors, agricultural, forestry, …
July 3, 2006
No country has as many lawyers as the United States — more than 152,000 in California alone — three times as many as in all of France. Nor does any other country rely as heavily on the legal profession to …
June 30, 2006
A week of major conventions, including the big American Library Association meeting, recently attracted about 24,000 visitors and pumped an estimated $25 million into New Orleans’ economy, which is still staggering from Hurricane Katrina, tourism officials said. But perhaps more …
June 28, 2006
Steve Edwards of Durham, N.C. has been sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison in an insurance fraud case that left North Carolinians with unpaid workers’ compensation and health insurance claims estimated in excess of $3 million according to Insurance Commissioner …
June 27, 2006
The Texas Surplus Lines Association announced their support of House Bill 5637, a new federal bill to reform surplus lines regulation. The bill, sponsored by Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla. and Dennis Moore D-Kan., and co-sponsored By Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and many …
June 26, 2006
West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance says being a faithful churchgoer could provide some real insurance blessings. GuideOne’s year old insurance product, FaithGuard, an auto and homeowners insurance policy with specific benefits for churchgoers, has been on the market for …